Fatal stabbing on CWU campus

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University said the man who apparently was stabbed to death in a campus parking lot was not a student or employee.

The Daily Record reported the 23-year-old Ellensburg man was found wounded late Saturday night and died Sunday in a hospital.

Campus police are leading the investigation with help from the Ellensburg Police Department and Washington State Patrol.

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Information from: Daily Record, http://www.kvnews.com

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